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Development and Equity
A quarter of a century ago His Royal Highness Prince Claus of the Netherlands (1926-2002) formulated his statements on ‘development and equity’. To honour him and his work, a professorial chair in ‘development and equity’ was established in 2003: the ‘Prince Claus Chair’. On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Chair, a conference was held in The Hague in November 2012. Each of the ten chair holders presented a paper written from his/her own perspective. These papers have been brought together in this book and show the diversity and richness of the theme. The volume also includes three essays by the promising young scholars who were judged to be the top three in a competition for the best Master’s thesis in ‘development, equity and citizenship’.
Managing Responsibly
In the wake of financial meltdown and environmental disaster, employers increasingly demand that managers have an understanding of ethical decision making, corporate social responsibility and values-based management. Business ethics is therefore increasingly being taught in business schools and is a rapidly developing research topic. Managing Responsibly explores the limitations of the thinking that dominates Western corporate and business culture. Contributors then draw on non-Western traditions and experience to suggest workable inter-cultural models to enhance organizational effectiveness in an increasingly globalised environment. With chapters written by specialists in economics, managem...
Territories of Social Responsibility
CSR is a fragile concept if conceived only at the organizational level or driven only by leadership will. Many writers deal with aspects of social responsibility, but most deal with it as this kind of organizational and voluntary initiative. Few address the wider policy agenda. The contributors to Territories of Social Responsibility - researchers and practitioners from four continents - all participated in an international workshop co-ordinated by Patricia Almeida Ashley as part of her role as Chair in Development and Equity at the International Institute of Social Studies. They form a policy network contributing to studies on the concept of a multi-actor, multilevel and territorial approac...
The New Natural Resource
Increasingly in the public discourse there are references to the knowledge economy, knowledge society, knowledge workers and knowledge organisations. The argument is that knowledge is becoming the main economic resource, replacing the natural resources that drove the industrial revolution. The new knowledge economy is driven by knowledge development, innovation and highly skilled employees. Increasing investment in higher education and in universities is in line with this strategy and understanding. In an earlier book, Creating Collaborative Advantage edited with Richard Ennals, Professor Hans Christian Garmann Johnsen argued that it is knowledge that links social and economic processes. He ...
Corporate Community Involvement
There has been tremendous growth in Corporate Community Involvement (CCI) projects of all sizes in recent years. This has been encouraged by organisations such as Business in the Community in the UK, which provides information designed to motivate businesses and government to engage in CCI. In fact, the projects incorporated into some companies’ strategy implementation are now so extensive that they are having a profound impact on community development. Corporate Community Involvement examines CCI as a distinct type of corporate social responsibility and the nature of the relationship between business and society. Bilge Uyan-Atay considers that CCI has been poorly described and researched,...
Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2017 Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity
With the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, all nations committed to a set of universal, integrated and transformational goals and targets, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Translating the new vision of the SDGs into action is a major challenge.
Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2018 Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies
The 2030 Agenda is a universal, collective responsibility that covers all levels: global, national and territorial. To address global policy challenges in a complex and interconnected world, policy coherence will be key. A more coherent multilateral system will be essential to reconcile ...
TRATADO PARA A REALIZAÇÃO EFETIVA DO DIREITO NO MEIO AMBIENTE
La obra es una recopilación de artículos de diversos pensadores que aportan una preocupación por el derecho fundamental a un medio ambiente sano y por la sociedad actual. Varios temas son abordados desde la perspectiva de diversos países, aportando una visión importante para la cooperación entre las naciones con el fin de minimizar los problemas socio-ambientales derivados de la sociedad de consumo contemporánea. Concluimos que debe haber un cambio de racionalidad, donde las personas entiendan su función en la sociedad como ciudadanos participativos. Estas funciones de participación, ya sea a través de políticas públicas locales que les hagan sentir que pertenecen, o a través de una idea de cooperación social basada en el hecho de que estos ciudadanos interactúan en torno al bien común, la solidaridad y la empatía. Otro elemento que necesita cambios y una resignificación es la forma del sistema capitalista centrado en la visión de lucro de las grandes corporaciones que crean patrones de consumo, cuyo único objetivo es el lucro, sin importar lo que pueda ocurrir en la esfera social y ambiental”.
Ordenación del territorio, ciudad y derecho urbano : competencias, instrumentos de planificación y desafíos
El grupo de investigación deDerecho Administrativo de la Universidad Externado de Colombia entrega alpúblico una obra que le permite al lector comprender las diferentescompetencias e instrumentos de ordenación del territorio colombiano y, en estalabor, establecer no solo cuáles son las relaciones entre los diferentesniveles territoriales sino además identificar las contradicciones que sederivan de la superposición de decisiones que confluyen sobre el suelo comoobjeto de intervención de las esferas nacionales, departamentales, regionales,locales y sectoriales. En este galimatías jurídico seenmarca la planificación de la ciudad, la cual, en el ejercicio de la autonomíareconocida...
